Definition of "lysing" [lysing]

• Present participle of lyse. (verb)

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• "In the hospital she was given a clot-lysing treatment."
• "Perhaps one of their most important roles is in system biogeochemistry, as through the process of infecting and lysing their hosts, viruses convert both macronutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) as well as micronutrients (e.g., iron) from particulate forms to dissolved forms that are then available for actively growing phytoplankton and bacteria to consume."
• "The drug produced spectacular results…because it had been dissolved in deionized water rather than physiological saline, the results were due to water lysing the cells."